Pathological symptoms
Weakness, ataxia, and emaciation of the injured falconunderweight, Anorexia, Irregular movement, trembling of the head, moving in a circular motion, blindness of the eyes, convulsions and paralysis of the legs and wings.
treatment
In many cases, the bullet can be removed by surgical intervention if the surgery does not cause greater harm or risk to the life of the bird
In the event that the bullet is present in the crop or stomach, a lavage operation can be performed to extract the bullet.
It is also possible to facilitate the excretion of lead in the pellets or in the feces by giving fibrous materials (such as feathers) or by giving paraffin oil.
In general, it is preferable to give glucose, nutritious fluids, and vitamins to infected falcons
Also available in veterinary hospitals many drugs that work to reduce the level of lead in the blood
